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| - Wow. The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium was so much better than I thought it would be! I like that it's a two in one experience. You get both zoo and aquarium in one place! My favorite animals during the visit were the otters, polar bears, tigers, sharks, and llamas. One point of concern though is regarding one of the polar bears. At first I thought it was just doing a dance of some sort, but it just kept moving its head back and forth and walking up and down this ledge. I think it has some issue -- hopefully not as a result of being in captivity. I really wish there was more information about the bears as individual bears (i.e. how they got there and about their well-being).
The aquarium part was really cool. They have a clear tunnel where you can just sit and watch the sharks/other fish swimming around. You can also see the polar bears and otters from an underwater viewpoint. The signage at the zoo, however, is not the best. We almost missed the cool underground views because we didn't see the sign and thought we were at the end of the aquarium/zoo path. At the same time, because we didn't know where we were, we ended up being pleasantly surprised that there was so much more left of the zoo! And in a sense, I felt like they saved the best stuff for last, so if you go for a visit, keep going and make sure you leave enough time for the end!
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